ResearchResearch, topic sheets, and bibliographies that support the vision and guiding principles throughout the school facilities planning, design, and implementation process.

General InformationGeneral guidance for California public schools related to facilities and funding; includes e-mail list to get timely information regarding changes in laws, regulations and policies.

Charter SchoolsInformation to assist school districts and charter schools in seeking state facility funding assistance under AB 14 (Chapter 935, statutes of 2002), which defines the manner of funds available.

Overcrowded SchoolsProvides information necessary to qualify for the overcrowded school programs. The programs provide funding for construction of new classrooms to reduce school site pupil density and to replace portable classrooms with permanent construction.

Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB)Information about the QZAB program, which allows local educational agencies to solicit contributions from private enterprises and to issue tax-exempt bonds and use the proceeds for specified educational purposes.

School FacilityInformation that relates to the Education Code sections that define the criteria that new school sites and new construction and modernization plans funded by the state must meet to be approved.